Ford family papers, 1809-1968 bulk, 1809-1844.

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Ford family papers, 1809-1968 bulk, 1809-1844.

Plantation records and journal entries, 1809-1843, kept by family members in multiple almanacs and one volume re family genealogy. Including plantation records and journal entries, 1809-1834, kept by [Jacob?] Ford, re births and deaths of African-American slaves; provisions, education and vocational training for slaves; sales and hiring-out of slaves; planting crops; educating children; moving the Ford family to Sullivan's Island, S.C.; and visiting North Carolina and Virginia. Plantation records and journal entries, 1832-1843, kept by Frederick A. Ford, re travels and voyages, purchases of slaves; weather conditions; elections and politics; births and deaths of children; education of children; and burning of a steam mill, June 1839. Volume, 1904, by Lucius Milton Ford, re genealogy of the family of Nathaniel Ford (1753-1843) of Fairfield District, S.C., including notes re Confederate military service of Lucius Milton Ford, John Long Ford, Robert Ford, and Robert Hezekiah Ford. Also including letter of condolence to Marianna P. Ford in Aiken on death of her father, 1910; two copies of "The Church Almanac," 1842 and 1844; genealogy, 22 Feb. 1968, including partial history gathered by Mrs. J.T. Hooker.

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Ford, John Long.

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Ford, Robert Hezekiah.

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Ford, Robert E.

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Ford, Jacob

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Ford, Nathaniel, 1753-1843.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Ford, Frederick Arthur, 1886-1968

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Ford family.

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Planters of Beaufort, Colleton, and Charleston County, S.C. From the description of Ford family papers, 1809-1968 bulk, 1809-1844. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40904653 Residents of Charleston and Summerville, S.C. From the description of Ford family papers, 1810-1907. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 54889947 ...

Ford, Lucius Milton.

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